Japanese Women’s Professional Wrestling

Japanese women’s professional wrestling was thriving even during the years when wrestling had lost a lot of its American fan base. The “Women Warriors of the Orient” were fierce and vicious, and taught the American girls a thing or two in the 70s and 80s. Many matches featured devilish combatants using foreign objects--everything from ladders to chairs and beer cans--to maim their outmatched opponents.

Some American women achieved greater success in Japan than they did in the US. Powerful and sizeable (260 lbs!) Monster Ripper was a huge favorite with the Japanese fans, and the Japanese girls were vicious in their hatred of this foreigner who could take them down. Reggie Bennett, one of the best female wrestlers of all time, ended up spending years of her career in Japan because she caused such a sensation there. You can see a tribute to Reggie in Japan on one fabulous ProWW Japanese professional women’s wrestling tape!

You’ll also see a lot of great tag team matches and Title bouts in our videos. One collection features a six-girl tag team match in which Japanese star K. Matsumoto brings out whips, chains, and even her teeth to destroy her opponents. Don’t miss out on this great Japanese women’s professional wrestling action!